Sunday, April 12, 2015

Lucky Girl

This was part of my journal entry for Christmas Eve:

Today is Christmas eve, 2014. It's actually very close to
Christmas day as its about 11:40 at night. Christmas day will be Thursday –
Monday night I had surgery on my ankle. That set of circumstances leads me to a
hospital bed in my living room surrounded by a knee scooter, bottles of pills,
and assorted items to keep me occupied while I'm on bed rest for at least a
week. Christmas definitely doesn't look "normal" this year but, with
the small exception of a few moments this afternoon when I learned I wouldn't
be able to stand the pain of the ankle brace that would allow me to attend
Christmas Eve services at our church, I've been upbeat and so very thankful. On
TV right now is Christmas music and the image of a fireplace decked out in Christmas
finery. I smell coffee coming from the kitchen because Dad and Lowell are in
the garage having another marathon session of pool. I can hear them laughing.
Chloe is asleep on the floor next to me because Grandpa is supposed to be
sleepingin her bed. Checkers
occasionally meows from the bathroom; we're letting her stay inside overnights
right now because she's so old and her foot is broken. There's a cat on the TV
fireside video – a little orange one. :)

Lowell bought me the knee scooter. He said he was going to
WalGreens but, in fact, he went to Goodwill and then, after coming up empty
handed, got on Craigslist and found one in Tartesso. He was proud of himself
because he called the person on his own and set up the time to go and get it –
all by himself. If you know Lowell, that’s a big deal because he doesn't like
that type of thing. He said he even stayed and talked to the guy for about 30
minutes because "he was lonely". Such a caring guy I have! He really
is wonderful. He bought me a treadmill, my scooter and an Arizona Cardinal's
sweatshirt for Christmas. But more than that, he put in the effort to go and
get the scooter, he's been watching the games with me and Dad, he's taking care
of me and helping me get around in the house, he's had the kids come and spend
time with me, encouraging them to do a skit for me and then having Nathan come
and play cards with me when I was upset about not being able to go to church.
He's so thoughtful. He loves me.

I just wanted to post this to show what I wonderful husband I have. There are many other details or stories like this I could include but this is a good example of how caring and generous he is. I love him and I'm so lucky to have him.

"Faith in faith is pointless. Faith in a living active God moves mountains". - Beth Moore

"Y'know, this was supposed to be my weekend off, but noooo. You got me out here draggin' your heavy ass through the burnin' desert with your dreadlocks stickin' out the back of my parachute. You gotta come down here with an attitude, actin' all big and bad... And what the hell is that smell? I could've been at a barbecue! ... But I ain't mad." - Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) Independence Day We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.- C. S. Lewis

"No wonder they execute people at dawn. Who wants to live at six A.M.?" - Hawkeye MASH"We got no problem... We got one problem." - BJ Hunnicut MASH"The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve." -- Albert Schweitzer"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out." -- Vaclav Havel"If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are." -- Zen proverb"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." -- Meister Eckhart

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -- Albert EinsteinI believe in God as I believe the sun has risen, not because I can see it, but because by way of it I can see everything else.- C.S. Lewis

Ross: Hey guys. Does anybody know a good date place in the neighborhood? Joey: How about Tony's? If you can finish a thirty-two-ounce steak, it's free. Ross: Okay. Hey, does anyone know a good place if you're not dating a puma?- FriendsGod, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.- C. S. Lewis

My Bible Verse

Colossians 3: 15-17

This is the verse I have tatooed on my ankle and, I'm ashamed to say, I don't have it memorized. So I'm putting it here so that I will read it frequently, and also so that you can appreciate it with me. And maybe you'll be moved to memorize it with me. :)"Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body, you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." (NLT)